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Kermit the Frog sings with a banjo in the woods

Henson Music in the Courtyard

Enjoy a performance of instrumental music from films that have captured the hearts of audiences for decades.

A multicolored moth, clearly fake, flies in the air against a blue sky

Mothra

With its impressive special effects and vibrant colors, Mothra represents a highpoint in Toho’s golden age of Kaiju eiga (monster movie).

A man gestures aggressively at a woman, who hides her head behind her bag as they sit in public.

A Lonely Woman

Agnieszka Holland’s last film made in her home country before she self-exiled to France is a thinly veiled critique of the communist totalitarian system that was banned in Poland.

A man stands in a supermarket with a threatening hand thrust in front of him grabbing someone's neck, which we see from behind
Rumble in the Bronx

Rumble in the Bronx

Already a superstar in his native Hong Kong, Jackie Chan officially broke through to the American mainstream with this perfect showcase for the action icon’s breathtaking talent. Screening on 35mm 6/7 and 6/8.

A silhouetted tractor rides down a road at twilight against on orange sky, with a human figure at the front.
The Straight Story

The Straight Story

Featuring vast amber vistas of the American heartland courtesy of the great cinematographer Freddie Francis, The Straight Story is one of David Lynch’s most uncharacteristic and undoubtedly best films. Screening on 35mm 6/9 and 6/22.

A blonde young woman with braids looks at a man in profile; they are against a green outdoor backdrop
Europa Europa

Europa Europa

Agnieszka Holland received an Academy Award nomination for this account of the real-life experiences of a German Jew who, at 16, concealed his Jewishness during WWII. Holland in person on 6/20!

A short-haired woman in a pink-colored sweatshirt and a shirtless man wearing a gol necklace standing close behind her as she looks back at him and he looks off-screen talking to someone else
Boomerang

Boomerang

This wildly funny, sophisticated vehicle for Murphy’s too-infrequently tapped skills as a romantic leading man was among the biggest hits of 1992, and all but set the template for the modern-day Black romantic comedy. 

A woman with a yellow and orange parasol lit up by the sun walks down a city street next to a man in a hat; they are smiling and are wearing late nineteenth-century-style clothes

Washington Square

Agnieszka Holland’s earthy, deeply felt adaptation of Henry James’s 1880 novel, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, is a faithful evocation of James’s prose, as well as the time, place, mood, and feeling of its New York setting. Screening in an archival 35mm print on 6/9.

A group of four pale-skinned young men stand in a field, the second from the left is smiling as he holds an open bottle of liquor
Trainspotting

Trainspotting

Boyle’s adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel about heroin addicts in Edinburgh managed not just to become a hit movie stateside but spawn an iconic cultural moment.

A man in a winter hat with ear flaps and a beard looks up in Central Park in New York, surrounded by trees and buildings.
The Fisher King

The Fisher King

Terry Gilliam balances tragedy and comedy, fantasy and realism, romance and adventure, in this tale of a disgraced radio shock jock (Jeff Bridges) who finds redemption after meeting a homeless man (Robin Williams). Screening 6/14 and 6/15.

Two children, the girl with a red ribbon in her hair and a boy with a cap, poke their heads out of a sewer grate

In Darkness

Based on a true story, In Darkness is an extraordinary tale of survival, set across 14 tense, increasingly dangerous months.